The Lake District’s best-kept secret
For centuries, visitors have been attracted by the rolling hills, ancient woodlands and picturesque valleys of England’s Lake District. But with 16.4 million tourists...
Seven stunning places of worship
With their awe-inspiring architecture, magnificent facades and sheer size, places of worship are often some of the most beautiful buildings in the world. No...
Top 10 Travel stories of 2015
This year, we went on some incredible adventures together – but you definitely had your favourites. From finding out the right way to drink whisky...
Footage of a death-defying ride
Already famous for tackling Scotland’s Cuillin Range on two wheels – extreme cyclist Danny MacAskill wowed the internet this week with an adrenaline-filled, daredevil...
The 500-year-old snack
Hundreds of years ago, a savoury idea – called the century egg – was hatched in rural China. As the story goes, a farmer...
Trees that can walk up to 20m per year
It takes a whole day to travel from Ecuador’s capital, Quito, to the heart of the Unesco Sumaco Biosphere Reserve, some 100km to the...
These cars are seriously adorable
Travel photographers often strive to capture wide-sweeping landscapes or aerial city shots that showcase a destination at its most grand. But Swiss artist Kim...
Was this the centre of civilisation?
When the owners of Brodgar Farm ploughed up a large notched stone in their field in 2003, they knew it was no normal rock....
The Italian town with an ancient secret
One hot day in May, I opened the door of a tiny Sicilian café and found a lone elderly woman sitting in the dark....
A rare find in the City of London
Just below St Bride’s Church in the heart of the City of London, there is a green wooden door emblazoned with “City of London...
How to travel when you’re not rich
My “how I quit my job to travel” story is different. I’m from a developing country with a “powerless passport” — as a Philippine...
An exiled nation turned private Eden
By the time the moray eel slithered toward me, my walk around Ile Takamaka was already wilder than expected. The eel had been chasing...
Why women can’t make sushi…
Behind the counter at Nadeshico Sushi, young women dressed in traditional Japanese happi coats, rolled, cut and served sushi while smiling and chatting with...
The smoked corpses of Aseki
The Anga people live in Papua New Guinea's Aseki District, a fringe highland region so detached from the modern world that even the regular...
Cities where you get six weeks off work
People who move abroad for work often trade one cubicle for another, no matter how exotic the new locale. But according to a recent...
The last king of Ireland
Ireland’s tiny Tory Island isn’t home to much. There are 150 inhabitants, one road, one church, one grocery store (which doubles as a post...